tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84041361257484656182024-03-13T13:55:24.507-07:00Animation Recaps (and Other Stuff)Recaps and musings on animation and comics.Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-10741110174292144582012-08-07T12:12:00.001-07:002012-08-07T12:13:02.322-07:00Superman Screws With Jimmy Some More<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Being Superman's Pal must have been every kid's dream. After all, he's Superman! What's not to love? However, this is the 50's/60's Superman in this story, meaning he's a dick for little or no reason. Let's expand in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #13: "Jimmy Olsen's Super-Illusions!"<br />
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I'm happy that the house is for rent--at least Superman's not torturing a family inside. If he was, though, they'd come up with some hair-brained solution. But why is Superman doing this to Jimmy? Is it because of some reason that has an easily-fixed solution but Supes decides to do it the hard way? Of course.<br />
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As for the eggs, Jimmy must be trying to recuperate from the <a href="http://animationrecapsandotherstuff.blogspot.com/2012/06/jockey-olsen-rides-starflash.html">horse incident</a>.<br />
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To no one's surprise (whether or not you've read the splash panel), it's Superman who's behind all of this. How he knew that Jimmy would notice the unbent bar out of all of his trophies is beyond me.<br />
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Then, somehow, despite Metropolis being, well, a metropolis, only Jimmy seems to notice the UPSIDE-DOWN HOUSE.<br />
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I know that Superman is supposed to set a good example for kids (especially after the Comic Book Code was put into order), but wouldn't it be easier to just lie? Just this once? He's got a good reason, after all (as we find out later), but this isn't teaching kids not to lie--it's teaching them to find loopholes. Superman should change his name to Superlawyer.<br />
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Why indeed, Superman? Why? It's because it's fun, isn't it?<br />
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There it is, folks! Supes is deliberately making Jimmy think he's crazy to avoid letting his secret identity get out, yet again. As everyone has said before, this whole identity stuff is harder than it's worth. After all, if he has to spend a whole day playing pranks on Jimmy to keep it a secret, why bother anymore?<br />
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Now that I think about it, Clark Kent's job is the real problem. Sure, being a reporter gives him an advantage to helping people, because the news is always flying right into his lap, but on the other hand, he works with the most inquisitive people in the world, people who would give their lives to knowing who he really was.<br />
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It's also ambiguous as to whether or not they'd be willing to sell him out. Here, Jimmy waits until they're out of earshot, but in other comics, he'd totally do it in front of everyone. Ditto on Lois.<br />
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Also, I love Jimmy's line about "lame excuses" that he's clearly used to getting. Hee hee, how's Supes gonna get out of this one?<br />
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Yep, Jimmy's resorting to blackmail! Admittedly, it's not much in the line of blackmail, as all he's asking for is a free ride, but we all know how these things can escalate. Also, does anyone find Jimmy's "beginning to end" line a tad bit sexual? Something about it rubs me the wrong way.<br />
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So Superman spins Jimmy around and lets his vomit rain down on poor people below just to save his identity. And because a super-being needs to get his kicks, too.<br />
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Wait a second, couldn't he just have swapped the film BEFORE any of this happened? Why go through all this super-illusion shit in the first place? For that matter, why not just run at super-speed and smash the camera? It's just that easy. I know that Superman needs to use his brain as well as brawn, but sometimes brute force really <i>is </i>the answer.<br />
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Then Jimmy laughs in Clark's face at the idea of him being strong. Perhaps Jimmy is the real dick. That's an M Night Shyamalan twist for ya.Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-12042608492367012832012-06-23T13:35:00.000-07:002012-06-23T13:35:19.120-07:00Furry Confusion: Bugs Goes to SchoolThe Disney gang aren't the only ones who cause confusion. Over at Warner Bros, things are just as strange! Take this untitled Bugs Bunny story from Dell's Bugs Bunny Comics #33...<div>
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Bugs Bunny is already a bit of an oddity. He lives in a hole, but it's fully furnished and he acts like a human. So why is it that Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam are out to murder him? Why is "Rabbit Season" legal?</div>
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While I sympathize a bit with Elmer, this brings up some interesting questions--if Bugs should go to school, does that mean that all rabbits have to? If not, it would mean that Elmer was abusing his authority (which, let's face it, he totally is). Also, if Bugs must behave like a human and get a degree, does that mean he is free from rules that are restricted to rabbits? If a hunter shot him, would it be murder, or is he still repressed in that sense?</div>
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I don't understand what Elmer wants from Bugs, honestly. I mean, he got him to the campus, but he still chases him. Some people are never satisfied. Also, "Cookycutter." That's cute.</div>
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This only raises further questions. Elmer wants Bugs to be educated, yet an educated rabbit is treated as an oddity and Bugs is imprisoned. It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy or something.</div>
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So rabbits must go to school, but they can also be held prisoner and experimented on? Unless the other rabbits are volunteered, Bugs just got screwed over by Elmer. I still sympathize more with Mr. Fudd, though, after all the crap that Bugs puts him through. Yes, Elmer usually starts the conflict, but when Bugs ends it, he really ends it.</div>
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I like how Elmer realizes that he's really messed up by chasing Bugs to the campus. I also think Bugs is adorable in the last panel.</div>
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So what have we learned? Rabbits must go to school, but only to be experimented on and deprived of any sort of rights. After all, the Constitution never said anything about rabbits, right?</div>
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Also, don't fuck with Bugs, because it's just gonna bite you in the ass.</div>Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-78341546032126435832012-06-22T09:59:00.001-07:002012-06-22T09:59:53.441-07:00Oh My...Hey, kiddies! We've got a real fun comic for you today! It's from 1963's Jimmy Olsen #66, "Jimmy Olsen's Last Stand!"<br /><div>
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Oh. Oh my. There's so much wrong with this that I...I'm just not gonna touch this one.</div>
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On the other hand, you know what? This was 1963. We were a different people back then. It's a product of its time and maybe it would be good to take another peek to see it in its true historical context. It couldn't hurt, could it?</div>
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NO IT HURTS SO MUCH.</div>Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-74831772809300718422012-06-20T11:08:00.000-07:002012-06-20T11:08:41.255-07:00Furry Confusion: "No Sale"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
At first, this story seems pretty innocent--Brer Fox and Brer Bear (remember, those guys from the movie that Disney likes to pretend never happened) are chasing Bambi around and Chip 'n Dale trick them. Easy stuff. But in a mere six pages, this comic manages to raise lots more questions than I'm sure the writers intended it to. Time to over-analyze "No Sale"!</div>
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First off, we are challenged with the old Pluto vs. Goofy question: Why are Brer Fox and Brer Bear allowed to wear clothes and walk around on two legs, while Chip 'n Dale and Bambi are naked and Bambi must walk on four? And who owns this pet shop?</div>
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Apparently, Brer Fox and Brer Bear need money. Understandable, yet in <i>Song of the South</i>, they would rather eat Brer Rabbit than sell him to a pet shop. This could be because Brer Rabbit is abnormally large (unlike the two cute and cuddly chipmunks) or because they have such a grudge against Brer Rabbit that they would rather see him dead than sold. Still, instead of selling Bambi, they could have eaten him or Chip 'n Dale. Was that considered too dark for a Disney comic? Other comics at the time (Looney Tunes, for example) weren't afraid to have Elmer trying to blast Bugs's head off, so I'm not sure.</div>
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As you can see, Brer Fox and Brer Bear are more human than animal (they wear clothes, speak English, live in houses, use money, etc.), yet Brer Bear can apparently be captured by hunters. Keep reading, it gets worse.</div>
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Perhaps not. Perhaps Brer Bear is merely gullible (he's not that bright, after all), but he still seems pretty traumatized by the whole thing. I'm not saying he doesn't deserve it, but it is quite disturbing to picture the poor guy as A RUG.</div>
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Also, there's a problem with who can talk to who. In most cartoons, animals can all communicate with each other, regardless of species. But does this mean that they can speak to humans as well? We know Brer Rabbit can, and Chip 'n Dale can communicate just fine with Donald Duck, who can talk to humans. Later in the comic, Bambi can communicate with Brer Fox. By the transitive property, does that mean that Bambi can communicate with humans? Somehow, that makes Man killing Banbi's mother even worse. And once again, where does Pluto fit in?</div>
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Somehow, I can't picture Bambi, King of the Forest, saying "EEEK!"</div>
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Pardon me, "E-E-EEK!"</div>
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And thus ends the disturbing comic. Now Brer Fox is going to the zoo! Yay?</div>
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For one thing, does the zoo allow animals to turn over their own kind? What if they capture Brer Bear as well? Does this count as kidnapping? How many laws are being broken at these zoos? Does this mean that humans are the reining authority in this world? What will happen to Brer Fox? Will he be stripped of this clothes, forced to walk on all fours, and put down if he does not comply?</div>
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All that from six freaking pages. Yeesh.</div>
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Poor Charlie Brown feels that he is nothing but a failure. Nothing seems to go right for him. He's lost 99 ballgames in a row, and his ship even sinks in the bathtub. We've all felt this way, but Charlie probably feels it the hardest. There's a sweet little scene where he talks to Linus about his problems.<br />
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Linus: Winning isn't everything.<br />
Charlie Brown: But losing isn't <i>anything</i>.<br />
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The two play tic-tac-toe, and Linus accidentally beats Charlie Brown, making the kid feel even worse about himself. <span style="background-color: white;">That's when Snoopy shows up. Let me say something about Snoopy first.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Snoopy is an asshole.</span><br />
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Don't let the picture fool you. Don't let <i>Snoopy: The Musical </i>with its sweet songs fool you. Don't let his relationship with Woodstock fool you. Snoopy is an asshole.<br />
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He has no respect for Charlie Brown or anyone else for that matter. Although he and Chuck have had a few sweet moments together, Snoopy is a selfish little dog who pretty much only cares about himself. He doesn't even know Charlie Brown's name--he just refers to him as "that round-headed kid who feeds me." Just watch <i>Snoopy Come Home.</i> Yes, there are some sweet and sad moments, but at the end of the day, he's still an asshole.<br />
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<br />Don't get me wrong, I like Snoopy a lot. He's cute and funny, but that doesn't make him any less of an asshole. I normally wouldn't go on this kind of rant, but I'm sick of all the cutesy Snoopy merchandise and advertising campaigns. Stop making him seem so sweet! Read the comic! He's an asshole! Embrace it! I'm pretty sure that's what Mr. Schultz (whom I mean no offense to) intended. It's just the final straw for Charlie Brown. Even his dog doesn't respect him.<br />
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Charlie Brown makes Snoopy some dinner anyway (cause he's a nice guy despite everything), and Snoopy devours it, then goes to sleep.<br />
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Snoopy dreams he's the iconic WWI Flying Ace, presumably fighting the Red Baron. While the scene only lasts a minute, it feels like an eternity, as we basically see only one image of Snoopy smeared in different colors and shaken around a bit. The music is pretty great, but the whole thing just feels too long, despite its short length. It's almost a relief to us when he gets shot down.<br />
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Well, not a relief to Snoopy, who barges into Charlie Brown's house and steals the kid's bed, prompting Chuck to wonder aloud why his dog couldn't be normal.<br />
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You'd really think he would have learned his lesson. But no, much like the football of chaos, Charlie Brown never seems to understand that Lucy's psychiatrist booth will end up making him feel worse than before. And that's exactly what happens. Lucy painstakingly points out all of Chuck's faults, and then humiliates him with the football. Finally, in one of the funniest scenes, she makes him watch it in instant replay, just because she can. Oh, and she bills him for it, of course.<br />
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Kids are evil sometimes.Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-6436997170651148802012-06-18T12:22:00.000-07:002012-06-18T12:22:11.474-07:00Jimmy Olsen Loves Him Some Jimmy Olsen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I'd like to thank the website <a href="http://www.dorkswithoutfaces.com/DWOF/reviews/jimmyolson06.html">Dorkswithoutfaces for their excellent review of Jimmy Olsen comics</a> for pointing something out to me--Jimmy is a narcissist. I mean, he's completely into himself. Just look at this panel from "Jimmy Olsen's Forgotten Adventure." Jimmy is disguised as an elevator operator (something before my time) and gets amnesia, making him think he's someone else.</div>
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That first panel probably bugs me the most. Look at Jimmy's smug face on the poster. Is he really famous enough to endorse something? He's only a cub reporter (which is a pretty dumb term), and I guess he's also "Superman's Pal," but do you really want to advertise that? In several stories, Jimmy gets kidnapped <i>because </i>he's Superman's Pal, which is another issue I have...<br />
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Why would crooks want to kidnap someone close to Superman? It would just piss Superman off, and you do not want the strongest man in the world to be pissed at you. Also, he's <i>Superman</i>! He's a hero! He'll save anyone who's in trouble--it doesn't matter if it's his "Pal" or not! This is a huge logical flaw.<br />
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But back to the comic. Not only have they gotten Jimmy to advertise the charity for whatever reason, but Amnesia!Jimmy just happens to see it and wish that <i>he </i>were Jimmy Olsen, too. The guy is so narcissistic that he wants to be himself subconsciously!<br />
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There's also the part where he wishes he were Superman's Pal, but I can't blame him. Every kid wants to hang out with Superman or Batman or something. But then that brings up the strange aforementioned paradox of "villains want to kidnap you even if that would be a really stupid thing to do."<br />
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Jimmy, you're a goldmine of laughs.Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-28674146905564473742012-06-17T17:21:00.002-07:002012-07-06T16:47:20.719-07:00Lois Has the Worst Friends EverI simply cannot get enough of the Silver Age. Get used to comics, folks, you're going to be seeing a lot of them. This next one is from 1959's Lois Lane #9: "The Most Hated Girl in Metropolis!"<br />
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While Lois has always had the suspicion that Clark Kent was really Superman, she didn't actively try to expose him that much...except in the Silver Age. Here, she was all over the guy, trying to tear out his secret. But what would happen if she actually did find out (back then, at least)? This story plays with the idea, and the results are not pretty, as you can guess from the title.
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I love that Jimmy went so far as to get Lois flowers to screw with her. And why is everyone so surprised at Lois? She's <i>always </i>doing stuff like this! The real reason to be pissed off the fact that she succeeded. On the bright side, it would really help the Planet's circulation.<br />
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Holy fudge, Supes is pissed! I would be too, I guess. You'd think Lois should have done more than just file it away. Why not destroy it? Or at least hide it? Plus, that whole "I'd die before I'd betray Superman" line is a load of bunk, as a few issues later (in a story that I'll probably recap at some point), she's ready to expose Superman in front of Perry and Jimmy yet again. Plus, she was <a href="http://animationrecapsandotherstuff.blogspot.com/2012/06/amazing-superman-junior.html">totally willing to blackmail Robin a few issues ago</a>. But <i>never </i>Superman.<br />
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I like how Superman is all "Well, duh! Of course you were right!" As if he's acknowledging how dumb his disguise was. Also, I noticed that in panel two, Lois apparently stammers in her mind. I didn't know that was possible.<br />
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I know the comic is called <i>Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane</i>, but I don't really view her as a girlfriend. More like a crazy stalker. Oh, and a Raggedy Ann doll reminds Lois of Superman for some reason.<br />
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Lucy may seem nice, but don't be fooled. As the Jimmy Olsen comic proves, she's a nasty little thing.<br />
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Yep, the whole thing was a charade, a farce, a setup! Lois got punk'd!<br />
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So Lois was never in any real trouble to begin with! She gets to be on TV at the cost of her own sanity! All her friends had to do to surprise her was to make her cry and then scar her for life by making her think they all hated her! That won't leave any lasting impression! Seriously, guys, there had to have been a better way to do this.<br />
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Yeah, Superman went there. He used a man with amnesia to cover for himself. Granted, he does help the man get his memory back, but it was a pretty low trick. In the comic world, amnesia seems to be either very hard or very easy to shake off. In one comic, Superman got Lois's memory back by just shaking her and saying his name, but other times, everyone has to play a role in some kind of grand delusion before snapping the person out.<br />
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Meanwhile, a terrifying clown offers you candy.Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-42744299350576667642012-06-17T09:35:00.001-07:002012-07-06T16:47:33.369-07:00Anorexic JimmyAgain we foray into the Silver Age. This time it's 1955's "Jockey Olsen Rides Star Flash" from Jimmy Olsen #6. If you thought that Lois had a rocky relationship with Superman, you haven't seen anything yet. At least Lois had something to gain from her obsession with Superman (crazy, far-out alien sex), but Jimmy was just a pathetic fanboy, "Superman's Pal." Supes couldn't resist screwing with the kid. Here's just one of those many occasions:<br />
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"Nothing like a hearty lunch, I always say!" Although this scene doesn't happen in the comic <i>per se</i>, it really sums up the story as a whole. Superman seems to put all of his jobs on hold (time he could have spent saving people and stuff) to starve Jimmy.<br />
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Yeah, Jimmy. You don't want to be a "hog," do you? Seriously, look at that lunch! I know he's supposed to slim down, but really, Superman? Then again, his afternoon snack is kinda huge, so I can see where Supes is coming from in that case, but still.<br />
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Also, according to Perry White, there's no money involved, so what's Superman doing wasting his time on making Jimmy slimmy when he could, once again, be improving the lives of other citizens for real? In the golden age, Superman exposed corrupt politicians and improved the lives of the impoverished, but here he's just dead-set on helping the Planet with a minor race.<br />
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I think that the ice cream guy, Chuck, is my favorite character in the story. The way he stares at Jimmy in panel four is intense. Yeah, you eat that ice cream, Jimmy. You eat it and LIKE IT. Meanwhile, the writers assure us that Superman is still taking time to save people (thank goodness), but his heart doesn't seem to be in it, as he refuses to make eye contact with the rescued mother and child, and instead uses his heat vision to melt the ice cream. Woe to anyone who walked in the path between Superman's eyes and the ice cream bar.<br />
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But evil Chuck is not done! When his ice cream plan fails, he tries to sabotage Jimmy yet again! Oh, Chuck, what are we going to do with you?<br />
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"Superman, how could you?" Yep, Supes actually makes him watch. I know Chuck is supposed to be the villain here, but Superman is really pushing it. Jimmy's not even safe in his dreams. To make things worse, Superman was apparently right in starving Jimmy, as he ends up being three pounds overweight!<br />
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Sob! Choke! Sob-sob! This looks like a job for Superman!<br />
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Yes, the training somehow even get more painful as Jimmy is forced to thrust himself into Superman's legs. Actually, knowing Jimmy, he might kind of like it.<br />
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Yay-yyyyy! So all ends well. Chuck presumably gets fired (man, I liked you before, Chuck, but you're an idiot for telling your boss that. Who in their right mind would make that kind of bet?) and Jimmy ends up looking like Luthor, but gets to pig out.<br />
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Also, why would that be their front page headline? Must have been a <i>really </i>slow news day.Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-30514645654323360872012-06-16T16:02:00.000-07:002012-07-06T16:47:42.644-07:00Who's Tricking Who?I love the Silver Age of comics. I love it to death. It's just so much fun! Seemingly no one has any common sense. No one acts like a rational person. In the Superman universe, it comes down to three basic components for the characters:<br />
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1. Jimmy Olsen is an idiot.<br />
2. Lois Lane is crazy.<br />
3. Superman is a dick.<br />
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Yes, I know, the wonderful <a href="http://superdickery.com/">Superdickery</a> website has already made the joke, along with half of the Internet, but I just love these comics so much that I'd like to take a crack at it, too. Heck, this whole blog may become devoted to old Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane comics. Time will tell.<br />
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To start, we're going to look at the story from 1959's Lois Lane #6 -- "The Amazing Superman Junior."<br />
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Isn't Lois a wonderful role model for little girls? If you can't get what you want, lie about it!<br />
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Luckily, Superman is there to bail her ass out of trouble, as always. And Supes is lucky, too, as Lois apparently stays unconscious long enough for him to talk to Perry White and co. to devise a "clever" ruse, as Superman often did in the silver age in order to teach someone a lesson. Y'know, instead of helping third-world countries. With great power comes...wait, wrong comic.<br />
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I love all the trouble that Supes goes through to teach a lesson to Lois. You'd think being blasted into space would be enough of a lesson for her, but this is Lois Lane we're talking about, so...<br />
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Superman has a BEARD! How TERRIBLE! I personally think it's actually a pretty nice look for the guy, but what do I know? I also like how Robin disguises himself as "Fred Ashley, someone you've never met!" It's just unnecessary of him to add the "someone you've never met" bit. Lois knows she hasn't met him, why is he telling her this? I know that it's to assure the reader that they haven't missed out on some major character in the chronicles, but it just comes off as sloppy.<br />
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One can't help feel sorry for Lois, but the thing is, she's learned the hard way that she shouldn't be so snoopy <i>tons </i>of times, yet she can never seem to remember. She's like Stan Smith on <i>American Dad</i> in some aspects.<br />
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Sa-ay, looks like a monkey wrench has been thrown into the mix...<br />
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He didn't just bake a cake, he SUPER-baked it! Who's going to eat it all, though? It's a nice spectacle, but it's far from practical.<br />
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Yep, that's right. A super-serum. Something that should have been used in an emergency only (like the events of <i>Arkham Asylum </i>or <i>Arkham City</i>, for instance) was used to punk Superman and Perry White. Then again, people were getting superpowers left and right in the silver age, so I guess this wasn't such a big deal? And how does Lois force Robin to do all this?<br />
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Yep, good ol' fashioned blackmail! Lois is quite the card. Why Robin didn't just tear up the paper and then knock her out, I don't know. Anyway, Lois has a bit of saving grace what with the donation, but still. I agree with Perry on this one.<br />
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Meanwhile, a polar bear teaches a lesson in gun safety.Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-49538673146934427832011-12-12T22:19:00.000-08:002012-06-17T17:22:39.427-07:00Sugar Bear and Friends - Part OneAh, Sugar Crisp/Super Sugar Crisp/Super Golden Crisp/Golden Crisp. Good cereal, good times.<br />
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I love commercials. Or at least, I love old commercials. Technically, every commercial will eventually become an old commercial, but that's besides the point. I guess part of it is nostalgia, and another factor is the fact that we are never satisfied with what we have until we lose it. But whatever the reason is, I love the oldies.<br />
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As a child of the 90's, I missed out on a lot of stuff. Thankfully, that's what Youtube is for. I decided to do some research on various old cereals and created some playlists based around cereal commercials. I figured, as long as I had those playlists, why not blog about them as well, right?<br />
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So that's the obligatory intro. Today we're gonna talk about Sugar Bear.<br />
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What can't Sugar Bear do? He can be either a hero or a villain, depending on how he feels in the morning. He can do anything, including breathe in space.<br />
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But we didn't always have Sugar Bear. Originally, there were three little bears: Dandy, Handy, and Candy. They had a hit single about them and apparently even had a comic strip as well. Despite that, they didn't really have much personality.<br />
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After that, cartoon characters like Mighty Mouse and Bugs Bunny did the commercials.<br />
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In 1964, the<i> Linus the Lionhearted </i>cartoon gave us Sugar Bear. I know this because of Wikipedia. Around the same time (give or take a year), there were commercials with a kid named Christopher, or sometimes the "Big Kid" who would use Sugar Crisp cereal to pirates or escaped gorillas or bank robbers or something like that.<br />
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Sometimes Sugar Bear would join in on the action.<br />
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But it was the <i>Lionhearted </i>cartoon that gave Sugar Bear his classic Bing Crosby-style voice and laid-back, stoneresque attitude. And then there was the song: He could not get enough of that Sugar Crisp. It kept him going strong.<br />
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In those days, Sugar Bear was kind of a dick. See, there was this nice old lady, Granny Goodwitch, who was a...well, a good witch. She was the closest thing he had to an enemy back then. In fact, he was actually <i>her </i>enemy! He would waltz into her house, eat her cereal, and leave! Granny Goodwitch would use spells to make things difficult for Sugar Bear (including turning her house into a tower or even GOING INTO SPACE), but Sugar Bear would always, always manage to steal a bowl or two.<br />
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Yes, he rode a bike into space. Nothing phased him. Nothing.<br />
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Clearly, something was wrong. Sugar Bear was essentially breaking and entering, and then essentially robbing an old lady. Yes, it was only her cereal, but she was always so ticked about it that it had to really mean something to her. Sugar Bear was kind of a bully. A new character had to be added to balance things out. That's when we got "The Blob."<br />
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The Blob a gangster who talked with a thick, Bostonian accent. He wasn't the brightest villain, but then again, his victims weren't that bright, either. In one commercial, he just flat-out announced that he was taking over New York and everyone sort of went along with it. I think that Doofenshmirtz had a similar idea once in <i>Phineas and Ferb</i>.<br />
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In the end, old Blobby was always undone by Sugar Bear, who often challenged him to a race, saying he didn't believe in violence (complete BS, by the way), or sometimes Sugar Bear would just beat him up. Good old-fashioned fisticuffs.<br />
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One old commercial revealed that the Blob and Sugar Bear were actually rivals since they were kids. It also showed us that Sugar Bear wore a sailor suit, so you knew he was a kid or something. The Blob actually beat him once, too.<br />
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One tragic commercial revealed that the Blob never went to the zoo as a child. As a result, he decides to kick all the animals out. Perhaps that's why he's such a jerk. Other times, he just engaged in flat-out pollution for fun's sake.<br />
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Around the same time that the Blob went on the pollution-streak, we met Sugar Bear's girlfriend, Honey Bear. Not much to say on her, except that she was in all of the environment-themed commercials.<br />
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We also found out that the Blob has a son. Let that sink in.<br />
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It was around this time that we got a couple one-off villains. There was Marvin the Mouth, who desperately wished his mouth was bigger and wanted to eat all the Sugar Crisp in the world.<br />
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He planned to accomplish this by...turning into a giant hand?<br />
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Then there was this weird live-action commercial with a villain named "Shaggy Dan" who looked like a porcupine and stole Sugar Crisp as well.<br />
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Gaze in terror at live-action Sugar Bear!<br />
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Then there's "Mean Mr. Winter", who was essentially a Snow Miser rip-off, and covered the world in snow, along with his unnamed accomplice. Sugar Bear turned him "sweet as springtime" with a spoonful of Sugar Crisp.<br />
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Honestly, it made him creepier.<br />
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Then there was that idiot, Sugar Fox. He was a high-pitched, southern-accented fox who craved Sugar Crisp as bad as Sugar Bear. Naturally, he also liked to steal cereal. His real problem was that he liked to essentially dangle it in front of Sugar Bear and say "ha ha, I've got your cereal!" It was as if he <i>wanted</i> Sugar Bear to take it back, which he always did.<br />
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He would combat these by changing into a muscular, naked superhero persona, "Super Bear." The cereal box in that picture is covering his furry, throbbing genitalia.<br />
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Continued soon in part 2!Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-86585444751528086432011-12-12T15:20:00.000-08:002012-07-06T16:46:45.871-07:00A Boy Named Charlie Brown - Part OneWow, this one brings me back. I used to watch this all the time as a kid. While I love the heck out of this movie, it's...it's...I'll come out and say it. It's not the greatest movie in the world. It's far from that. It's a nice film, it has some fantastic (and random) sequences, but it's a flawed film, much like Charlie Brown is a flawed person. And in a way, it's fitting.<br />
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But I might as well get to the recap and explain myself a little better.<br />
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The film opens with a cute little jingle (the "Champion Charlie Brown" song to be exact), and fades to Charlie Brown, Linus, and Lucy gazing at the clouds. In a scene taken directly from the comic strip, Lucy muses about all the things that one can see in the clouds. Linus describes grand, historical images that he sees.<br />
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Charlie Brown: Well, I was going to say I saw a ducky and a horsey, but I changed my mind.<br />
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That moment does a good job of summing up Charlie Brown--he's a well-meaning kid who just tries too darn hard. With that, we cut to the opening credits, accompanied by some great music by Vince Guaraldi (who wrote the film's fantastic score).<br />
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We are then presented with the gravelly-voiced Rod McKuen, singing the film's title song. It's a pleasant little song about how there's a little Charlie Brown inside of all of us. Charlie Brown sits inside, making a kite. He's satisfied with it and goes outside...<br />
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Until that happens.<br />
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Despite the setback, the kid just doesn't give up. He sits right back down and starts over. The film's done a good job of getting us on his side already.<br />
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Finally finished, Charlie Brown returns to the park, armed with his completed kite. But waiting for him is one of my favorite characters...THE KITE-EATING TREE!<br />
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"Would you like some candy, little boy?"<br />
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Undeterred, Charlie Brown continues through the park and tries to fly his kite.<br />
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Things get tense.<br />
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In the end, he just can't seem to do it. Delivering his lines in the classic Peanuts way (meaning he says everything as if he's reading off a cue card--which the voice actor very well might be), he leaves the crumpled kite with Lucy and demands that she take it away.<br />
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Lucy deposits the remains of the kite on a sleeping Snoopy. A gust of wind picks the kite up and lo and behold...<br />
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Snoopy can fly the kite better in his sleep.<br />
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The next morning, Charlie Brown is out and about, heading off to the baseball field. He is dismayed to find that the pitcher's mound is covered in dandelions, and the girls don't want him to cut them down. He looks kind of cute standing there.<br />
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Snoopy, meanwhile, is setting up a record player. Okay, normal so far but then...<br />
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What the...?<br />
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What's happening?!<br />
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It's so patriotic, it hurts!<br />
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Dear lord!<br />
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Is that technically an adult?!<br />
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I feel proud to be an American all of a sudden!<br />
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The madness is suddenly over. The others look on in voiceless confusion.<br />
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There's not much to say on the game. It's essentially a montage of old <i>Peanuts </i>strips about how incompetent Charlie Brown's team is. Of course, we have the classic "Charlie Brown is hit by a baseball and all of his clothes come off" bit. Oh, and some bubble gum explodes in Frieda's face for some reason.<br />
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Take special note of those purple birds. This is pre-Woodstock era here.<br />
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"Well, we lost the first game of the season again. I shouldn't let it bother me, but it does. We always seem to lose the first game of the season and the last game of the season...AND ALL THOSE STUPID GAMES IN-BETWEEN!"Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-26214161358060735882011-11-28T22:01:00.000-08:002011-11-28T22:01:21.850-08:00A Note on the Tigger MovieAs long as I'm posting about Winnie the Pooh, let me say something about the <em>Tigger Movie</em>: It was damn depressing. It reminded me a little of <em>Follow That Bird </em>in the sense that (SUPER-OBVIOUS SPOILERS COMING UP ALERT ALERT DANGER WILL ROBINSON) the main characters realize that their real families have always been there in the first place, but there is a difference between the two.<br />
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Big Bird always knew who his real family was. He briefly entertains the notion that there could be someone else out there for him, yes, but only for a few seconds. Otherwise, the film is about his quest home and it is <em>another</em> character that learns what a real family means.<br />
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Tigger, on the other hand, spends the whole film not knowing this and desperately seeking out someone else like him. I kind of wish they'd let there be another Tigger out there, even if it would spoil the whole point of the movie. That moment where he (MORE SPOILERS WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS?) opens the locket to find that it's empty is just heartbreaking. I know there's a happy ending, but still...<br />
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That being said, the poster for the movie really bugs me...<br />
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No, no it won't. The movie is a huge tear-jerker. Admittedly, that won't get kids into the theater, but can't we at least give some warning?<br />
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I've gone and depressed myself.Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-36060334188382012382011-11-28T21:37:00.000-08:002011-11-28T21:37:13.012-08:00Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too - Part Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OaQhApNWc4o/Ts7o104k5QI/AAAAAAAAAFk/7E59dD2AC4M/s1600/14poohpiglet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="238" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OaQhApNWc4o/Ts7o104k5QI/AAAAAAAAAFk/7E59dD2AC4M/s320/14poohpiglet.png" width="320" /></a></div>Pooh and Piglet are faced with a dilemma--how can they get their presents if Santa doesn't have their letter? Pooh decides to take the matter into his own paws and deliver the presents himself!<br />
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Rabbit, meanwhile, in the creepiest scene of the whole special, is stuffing the bugs with food. See, the bugs are his honored guests...until Santa shows up with a sprayer full of poison, of course. Pooh arrives and gives Rabbit a faux-sprayer made out of a teakettle.<br />
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"Bugs, prepare to meet your mulcher!" Seriously, he's ready to kill them! He even has an evil laugh! Rabbit, you may have starred in "Find Her, Keep Her," one of the greatest things Disney has ever produced, but you're starting to scare me.<br />
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Of course, the thing falls apart, leaving Rabbit at the bugs' mercy. I'm sure someone out there is turned on by the spanking scene that follows.<br />
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Rabbit regroups with Tigger to gripe about Bizzaro-Santa. They meet up with Eeyore who got...<br />
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A mobile home.<br />
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They find Santa Pooh and Reindeer Piglet (who's having a lot of trouble carrying them up the hill), en route to finding Christopher Robin and deliver their sled. The others demand Pooh prove that he's Santa Claus by flying. Pooh being Pooh, he fails and the ruse is revealed.<br />
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"It will be worth having no Christmas, Piglet, if I can bring Christmas to all of you. And...merry Christmas."<br />
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If you haven't guessed, this is where the sad part starts.<br />
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Poor Pooh wanders through the cold with the letter in his paw and one goal: Getting there before it's too late. On the way, though, the letter flies away, leaving Pooh alone in the windy snow.<br />
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"Please come back! I'm supposed to take you to Santa!"<br />
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This is why this special always gets me. These characters represent us at our purest, most vulnerable states. When they're sad, scared, or angry, you can always tell. They're completely honest with their emotions. They never try to hide anything. I love these guys.<br />
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I realize that this is a true cliche, the whole "real meaning of Christmas" business that you see in every Christmas special, and yet it comes off as being pure here, since the characters are so sweet and innocent. It works.<br />
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Pooh, however, returns shortly, having lost the letter. Piglet embraces his bestest best friend and declares that it doesn't matter if they aren't going to get any presents--Pooh is here and that's all they need!<br />
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I really can't say anything bad about this special, other than mention the weird subtext with Rabbit and the bugs. It's one of those things that just makes you feel good inside.<br />
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The ending, though, is so precious, that I'm just gonna transcribe it.<br />
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Christopher Robin: Aren't you gonna open your present, Pooh?<br />
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Pooh: But I forgot to ask what I wanted, and then I went to get the letter back, and then I never did get it to the North Pole, and then I, well...Christopher Robin, I don't deserve this. I don't deserve anything.<br />
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Christopher Robin: But, Pooh, Santa brought it for you.<br />
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Pooh: Which was awfully nice. But you know, I think being with your friends is nicer. Though this would be the perfect...<br />
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Christopher Robin: The perfect what?<br />
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Pooh: The perfect Merry Christmas height...for this.<br />
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(Pooh hugs Christopher Robin)<br />
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Christopher Robin: Silly old bear.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sL6iQK72P1c/TtRvTuKzLVI/AAAAAAAAAHc/cbBsE9K7iKc/s1600/merry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="233" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sL6iQK72P1c/TtRvTuKzLVI/AAAAAAAAAHc/cbBsE9K7iKc/s320/merry.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-85510253633536462952011-11-24T14:02:00.000-08:002011-11-28T21:38:36.044-08:00Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too - Part One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pOp00ewRwMY/Ts2hx47Q10I/AAAAAAAAADc/7vbT99R9yA0/s1600/Winnie_the_Pooh_and_Christmas_Too_Coverart.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pOp00ewRwMY/Ts2hx47Q10I/AAAAAAAAADc/7vbT99R9yA0/s320/Winnie_the_Pooh_and_Christmas_Too_Coverart.png" width="193" /></a></div>There are two things in mainstream culture that can always make me cry--the Muppets and Winnie the Pooh. This little gem might just make you bawl, so look out! It might not be as tearjerking as <i>The Search For Christopher Robin </i>or the "Find Her Keep Her" episode, but it's pretty darn touching.<br />
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Tigger wants snowshoes to be able to bounce in the snow.<br />
Rabbit wants a new flyswatter to keep bugs out of his garden.<br />
Eeyore wants an umbrella to keep snow off of his stick-house.<br />
Piglet's not sure what he wants.<br />
Pooh asks for honey (of course) for everyone.<br />
Christopher Robin wants a sled.<br />
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It seems like everyone is covered, so Christopher Robin lets the letter go in the wind, off to the North Pole.<br />
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Piglet reminds Pooh that he forgot to ask Santa for a present! Pooh quickly devises a plan involving flying on a balloon and catching the letter before Santa gets it.<br />
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It doesn't go quite as planned...(the writers loved slapstick in this series)<br />
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But they get the letter, anyway. Meeting Tigger and Eeyore, the gang heads over to Rabbit's house to edit the letter.<br />
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Meanwhile, Rabbit is decorating his carrot tree when he gets a knock on the door and hears carolers outside. However, he opens the door to discover...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r9uVMZd70jo/Ts65mQqDiaI/AAAAAAAAAE0/ij_sqx5Un14/s1600/8rabbittree.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r9uVMZd70jo/Ts65mQqDiaI/AAAAAAAAAE0/ij_sqx5Un14/s320/8rabbittree.png" width="320" /></a></div>Well, not really, but the scene is pretty reminiscent of the Gremlin carolers. The adorably evil Napoleon-clad leader of the bugs who constantly pestered Rabbit in the series stages a surprise attack on the poor guy's house! The bugs devour the tree and escape without a single casualty, thanks to Rabbit's lack of a sufficient flyswatter. The writers really enjoyed tormenting Rabbit for some reason.<br />
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The gang begins to get greedy and start asking for everything in mass amounts. Suddenly, they realize that it's Christmas Eve! Pooh is enlisted to send off the letter while Rabbit, Tigger, and Eeyore go off to find a bigger tree for all the presents.<br />
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Meanwhile, Rabbit, Tigger, and Eeyore enlist Gopher (he's not in the book) to help them cut down a huge tree. Gopher is subjected to some amusing slapstick, but eventually the tree is put in the right place. It is soon decorated with hundreds of ornaments (mostly old furniture), complete with Eeyore as an angel (easily the best moment in the entire special).<br />
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"Oh bother."Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-86617087072264724852011-11-22T22:06:00.000-08:002011-11-28T21:40:29.202-08:00Mickey's Christmas Carol - Part TwoContinuing from where we left off, Scrooge is fast asleep when he is approached by the Ghost of Christmas Past, Jiminy Cricket, badge and all. Perhaps he was promoted after doing a good job with Pinocchio.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uQ1Bd2IsqME/TsyBK8V1ViI/AAAAAAAAABU/0kuFnHwtNPI/s1600/normal_mcc_151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uQ1Bd2IsqME/TsyBK8V1ViI/AAAAAAAAABU/0kuFnHwtNPI/s320/normal_mcc_151.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In the original record set, Jiminy's role was actually played by Merlin the Wizard from <i>The Sword and the Stone. </i>I believe in another version, it was played by the Blue Fairy. I think they chose the better character in this case. Below I've posted a picture of them with Human!Fezziwig.<br />
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However, Scrooge's love for Isabelle is short-lived, as he grows to love his money more than her. While most versions of the story have Isabelle dumping Scrooge, here he is actually the one to spurn her when he forecloses on their honeymoon cottage. The douche doesn't even notice when she leaves until she slams the door, causing his gold to fall!<br />
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Of course, Scrooge regrets this now, but it's too late. In a flash, he is back in his own bed.<br />
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I like how they handled this version of Christmas Past. While it is rather rushed, I always found the past sequence to be kinda boring. I understand that it is crucial in explaining Scrooge's character, but some versions I've seen are slow as molasses (I'm looking at you, 1970's <i>Scrooge...</i>TWO ballads in a row? Really?!). Here, although it might be a little too fast, things really keep moving along.<br />
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Scrooge is stunned to find Christmas Present/Willie the Giant (wonderfully voiced by Will Ryan) towering over him. He is soon calmed, though, by the food of generosity, which has flooded his bedroom. Watch for a disturbing moment where Scrooge eagerly rips the leg off of a turkey. You're practically related to him!<br />
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Willie clomps down the street and shows Scrooge the incredibly humble-but-cozy home of the Cratchits. It is here that we meet Minnie/Mrs Cratchit who doesn't get a single line. Russi Taylor (wife of the late Wayne Allwine, who first voiced Mickey Mouse in this short) didn't do Minnie until 1987. Minnie does, however, have lines in the original record version.<br />
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We also meet Tiny Tim, who I read somewhere was played by Mickey's nephew, Morty. I guess Ferdie played the other kid. No idea on who the girl is. Minnie had nieces in the comics, so maybe she's one of them.<br />
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In a nice scene transition, just as Scrooge realizes that Tim may not be alright, the lights in the Cratchit's house go out and he is engulfed in a fog that turns out to be cigar smoke.<br />
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Yep, it's Peg-Leg Pete as Christmas Future. This is a big step up from the original record when the role was played by the <i>Snow Whit</i>e Witch.<br />
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"Spirit, who's lonely grave is this?"<br />
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"Why, yours, Ebeneezer...THE RICHEST MAN IN THE CEMETERY!" Like Goofy, I believe this is Pete's finest hour, despite him only having one line.<br />
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Scrooge, of course, is very much alive and vows to change for the better. The short then goes through the motions as he rights his various wrongs, ending with a tender scene at the Cratchits' house.<br />
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In the book, Scrooge surprises Cratchit at work the next day, but I prefer this, actually. I think that rushed as <i>Mickey's Christmas Carol</i> is, the pacing really works in this case.<br />
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All in all, it's a wonderful little special, and although it's not the best <i>Christmas Carol</i>, it's easily my favorite.<br />
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The Muppets come pretty darn close, though...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A0tfCk6N5qc/TsyNKCPRqqI/AAAAAAAAADU/V83ZPv3aRNI/s1600/normal_mcc_357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A0tfCk6N5qc/TsyNKCPRqqI/AAAAAAAAADU/V83ZPv3aRNI/s320/normal_mcc_357.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Thanks to <a href="http://digitalius.csmalecki.com/index.php">Digitalius </a>for the screencaps!Blue Paratroopahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10575021494992470423noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8404136125748465618.post-64811671862885868272011-11-22T19:47:00.000-08:002011-11-22T19:47:03.396-08:00Mickey's Christmas Carol - Part One<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hDMkKacreQU/TsxfnvjnuEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/UU4wyNOseH4/s1600/mcc_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hDMkKacreQU/TsxfnvjnuEI/AAAAAAAAAAM/UU4wyNOseH4/s320/mcc_001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>For my first review, I would like to recap a little piece of film that is very near and dear to my heart: <i>Mickey's Christmas Carol</i>.<br />
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<i>A Christmas Carol</i> has always been one of my favorite stories for almost as long as I can remember, and Mickey is the reason for it. The story has so many wonderful themes, scenes, and characters. Frankly, I just adore it.<br />
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My first exposure to the story was in 1993 when my parents taped an airing of <i>Mickey's Christmas Carol</i>. I was only three at the time, but I absolutely fell in love with the short. Once the doorknocker had turned into Goofy/Marley's face, I was hooked. While this might not be the best version of the story, it's still my personal favorite.<br />
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The short begins with some of the best opening titles I've ever seen---written on crumpled old paper that looks like classical sheet music, accompanied by my favorite Christmas song, "Oh, What a Merry Christmas Day" that does a wonderful job of setting the mood for the show.<br />
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After the lovely opening, we pan down into the smokey streets of London where we get the first of many Disney cameos--the Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf caroling together. Even they've formed a holiday truce! Otto the dog from <i>Robin Hood</i>, meanwhile, stands with a few companions, warming his hands (paws?) on a meager fire. It is then that we are introduced to Ebeneezer Scrooge, playing fittingly enough by Scrooge McDuck.<br />
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Scrooge refuses Otto even a penny and continues on to work where he gives us the usual "Marley was dead to begin with" exposition. Apparently, Marley left Scrooge enough money for his tombstone...and Scrooge had him buried at sea!<br />
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Mickey/Cratchit is caught with his hand in the coal bin, trying to thaw out his ink. We get some nice interaction between Scrooge and Cratchit in this scene. We learn that although Scrooge pays his sole employee almost nothing, he appears to treat Cratchit with the slightest bit of decency, when it comes to his attitude. We also get a closer look at Scrooge's personality. As the excellent blog "<a href="http://plumpsister.blogspot.com/">Old Sinner</a>" puts it, Scrooge really <i>enjoys</i> being stingy.<br />
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We then enter my favorite portion of the film: The Marley scene. It left a huge impression on me as a child, and it still does. There was just something about the pacing and atmosphere it created that was hauntingly beautiful about it. Mickey/Cratchit leaves for the night, leaving Scrooge all alone in his work. The sense of isolation builds as Scrooge finally leaves about two hours later. The streets are deserted. All of the lights in the houses are out. The only illumination comes from a few streetlamps. Everyone has gone to bed, leaving only Scrooge out in the cold. Alone.<br />
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Yep, it's the same lovable old Goofy in one of his finest performances. It's a very odd casting choice, seeing as one could never imagine Goofy as a nasty, old swindler. However, since we're seeing Goofy after he's dead and remorseful for his previous actions, it somehow works. He gives the classic Marley warning and leaves in a classic Goofy fashion--falling down the stairs, hollering all the way.<br />
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